tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post5371332634375183003..comments2024-03-10T19:55:52.663+01:00Comments on Fulvias in France: With Added Body - Part IIIPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17607706475235226890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-51618414269381739212008-03-01T13:24:00.000+01:002008-03-01T13:24:00.000+01:00Hello Steve.I do have drawings for the aluminium a...Hello Steve.<BR/><BR/>I do have drawings for the aluminium alloy bells that mounted the Willward discs but I don't have drawings for the plates (which it must be said are rather "rough-hewn...). The FIAT coupé calipers are big and can only be used with 15" wheels. If the Dunlops are giving you grief, it is possible to fit S2 front calipers (I have done it on a Fanalone). I will write this up when I have some pictures. You might look at Jaguar parts, there are many improvements available for E-types etc. which may just bolt-onPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607706475235226890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-71973093151006952382008-03-01T13:19:00.000+01:002008-03-01T13:19:00.000+01:00Hi Paul, Really enjoy these technical articles. A...Hi Paul, <BR/>Really enjoy these technical articles. Any chance of some pics of your modified front brake setup, specifically the design of the adaptor plates. I am really struggling with the Dunlops on my Series 1.<BR/><BR/>Regards <BR/>SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587880180134014269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-83286934100659571992008-02-23T16:31:00.000+01:002008-02-23T16:31:00.000+01:00The answer is "possibly". The Jaguar enthusiasts ...The answer is "possibly". The Jaguar enthusiasts are well looked after and you just might find something that would work. Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the pad area of the Dunlop brakes; they were after all, good enough to stop a 3.8 Jag, and even more impressively, a Ferrari 250GT SWB...<BR/><BR/>The quarterlights were going to be made from plexiglass; having made the the pattern in hardboard we decided the car looked quite good that way. But on thinking about it i realised that the steel is not only lighter than glass but the area is quite important when considering stiffness, so it's a double benefit.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607706475235226890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-71853441343351279642008-02-23T14:22:00.000+01:002008-02-23T14:22:00.000+01:00last postage was William. you can add my name unde...last postage was William. you can add my name under that texts.<BR/>thanx,<BR/>WilliamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-25225041121257011602008-02-23T14:21:00.000+01:002008-02-23T14:21:00.000+01:00Are there easy modern caliper replacements fittabl...Are there easy modern caliper replacements fittable to the S1 or S2 uprights? Both Dunlop and Girling calipers are so heavy! And the pad area of the Dunlops is postage stamp like!<BR/>By the way, what is the purpose of the welded up quarterlights? appearance or noticable stiffening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-66796130338918189682008-02-23T12:11:00.000+01:002008-02-23T12:11:00.000+01:00No Robert: this was the 1996 spec. The FIAT brake...No Robert: this was the 1996 spec. The FIAT brakes came later, together with th big ventilated discs.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607706475235226890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34267493.post-26182479164364725332008-02-23T11:43:00.000+01:002008-02-23T11:43:00.000+01:00Hi Paul.I remember the fiat coupe brakes but forgo...Hi Paul.<BR/>I remember the fiat coupe brakes but forgot you were going to swap them. Were there problems with the fiat brakes or did you swap to save weight?<BR/>Mind boggling to think of the amount of time and effort sunk into projects like these. Worth every penny and second though!<BR/>RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com